The half-mile race track on the Cleveland county fair grounds is now under construction. Little by little the fills and grades are being made and the incline shaped for the speeding horses this fall. The job is in charge of Summey and spangler, local contractors, who say that the track will be complete in every detail within three months. the track, with an inside incline of five feet, is 40 feet wide in the main and 50 feet on the curves and home stretch. With the grandstand located near the main entrance, an excellent view of the main portion of the track is given the spectators with a nearby thrill for the home stretch.
Dr. J.S. Dorton, secretary of the Fair association, says that quite a number of owners of well known Southern race horses have written him in regard to entering their horses and that he can assure fair visitors enough first-class entrants to guarantee a thrilling race. Among the entrants will be horses from Spartanburg and Concord.
Exhibit Hall
Abee and Abee of Hickoiry began work Wednesday on the exhibit building and halls. Lumber is being placed on the fair ground site and excavation work is now underway for the largest structure, the agricultural exhibit hall. Adjoining this will be the manufacturers’ building, for the exhibition of manufactured products and automobiles. Northeast of the manufacturers’ building will be the poultry exhibit building, while the livestock buildings will be near the main entrance. This entrance will be V-shaped and within a few feet of the Kings Mountain-Shelby paved highway.
The carnival and midway attractions along with other fair necessities will in all likelihood be billed this week, several offers and concessions being under consideration at the present.
From the front page of the Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., Tuesday, June 3, 1924
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